Petra (Balearic Catalan: [ˈpetɾə]) is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. "Petra" means "rock" in Latin. Petra is the birthplace of St. Junípero Serra (1713-1784), a Franciscan friar who founded the first nine of 21 Spanish missions in California from San Diego to San Francisco.
History
Petra (Balearic Catalan: [ˈpetɾə]) is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. "Petra" means "rock" in Latin.
Petra is the birthplace of St. Junípero Serra (1713-1784), a Franciscan friar who founded the first nine of 21 Spanish missions in California from San Diego to San Francisco.
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Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- July: Fiesta patronal: Junípero Serra (1) · Fiesta patronal: Práxedes (21)
Trails and hiking
Routes passing through Petra
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Famous people
•Mateu Morey, futbolista español
•Pere Riutort i Mestre, sacerdote, pedagogo, filólogo, pastoralista y liturgista mallorquín
•Antoni Castell Bauzà, ciclista español
•Antonio Pascual Galmes, militar español
Town hall
Web oficial: http://www.ajpetra.net/
Town hall of Petra
Web oficial: http://www.ajpetra.net/
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How to get there
- 🚗 20 km from Palma (about 14 min by car)
- 🚗 201 km from Eivissa (about 142 min by car)
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- ✈️ 41 km from Palma de Mallorca airport (about 29 min by car)
- ✈️ 123 km from Menorca airport (about 87 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Estació · 0.4 km away
- Where to park · 0.5 km away
- Where to park · 0.7 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixabank · 0.1 km away
- Caixabank · 0.1 km away
- Caixabank · 4 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 1.3 km away
- Moeve · 4.6 km away
- Moeve · 4.7 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Escoles Velles · 0.3 km away
- Walking on Words · 0.3 km away
- Camí vell de Bonany · 2.6 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 3 km away
- Viewpoints · 3 km away
- Viewpoints · 3.2 km away
Wall
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News
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